ICRC, DCAF hold webinar for Chinese companies on Voluntary Principles
On 22 April 2021, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) organized a webinar to raise awareness of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs) among Chinese companies. The webinar was jointly organized with the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters (CCCMC) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Article 14 May 2021 China
The webinar was opened by director of CCCMC Mr Sun Lihui and attended by close to 60 representatives from companies, governments and civil societies.
The event aimed to introduce the VPs and Voluntary Principles Initiative (VPI) to the Chinese business community, present the multi-stakeholder working approach and good practices enshrined in the VPs, and explore opportunities for deeper engagement of Chinese companies and other stakeholders with the VPs an
Durhamâs âCan Openerâ Bridge Defeated Dozens of Ambitious Truck Drivers Last Year
Stills from six of the 162 videos from 11foot8.com.
The stoplight is red and the âOVERHEIGHT MUST TURNâ sign flashes urgently as a semi-truck waits at the intersection. The driver has a moment to consider turning before impact with the railroad bridge above Gregson Street. Instead they keep going and approach the bridge at a crawl, hesitate, then charge on. Wrong move.Â
The crash on November 13, 2020, was just one of more than 160 recorded in this very spot, the scars etched onto the bridgeâs protective beam. The beam is the real foe, unmoving and unforgiving. Its scratches are an inventory of human error, of man versus metal (man losing).Â
DARPA Project Drives Simulation Technology for Off-Road Unmanned Vehicles Our Bureau 1409
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency - Simulation (RACER-Sim) project is seeking innovations in technologies that bridge the gap from simulation to the real world and significantly reduce the cost of off-road autonomy development.
DARPA invites proposals for promising solutions that support these goals.
While the past decade has seen increased use of simulation in developing field robotics, the military off-road environment is especially challenging and complex. Computers need to re-create three-dimensional surfaces, compliant soils and vegetation, and hundreds of obstacle classes. Software also needs to take into account lower fidelity or limited mapping data, unique platform-surface interactions, continuous motion planning, and no defined road networks or driving rules. In addition, modeling high speed off-road pe
How Indigenous-led childcare centres could help close Australia s education gap
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Experts say early childhood education centres led by First Nations people can help kids get the best start in life.
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When Wayne Griffiths first went to primary school, it was a terrifying experience. I grew up in a little town called Curlewis [in northern NSW], and my first day at school was so traumatic I cried most of the morning and eventually I had to be taken home by my eldest brother, he recalls. That was the case most of the days that week. I didn t know what school was, I didn t have access to any early childhood settings, and it was just horrific for me.